representation members of local councils and in cases of a party-nominated candidate to run in a
presidential election, referring to the political party that nominates him or her; hereafter in this Article, the
same shall apply), and submitted to the Gu/Si/Gun election commission having jurisdiction over the area
in which they are pasted not later than three days after the closing date of candidate registration with
regard to a presidential election (in cases of an additional registration under Article 51, it refers to two
days after the closing date of additional registration), and not later than five days after the closing date of
candidate registration with regard to a National Assembly election and an election of local council
members and the heads of local governments, and the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall
confirm and paste such campaign posters no later than two days (three days, in cases of the presidential
election or the islands or the remote and secluded areas in the mountains) after the closing date of
submission of campaign posters. In such cases, if some of campaign posters are not submitted, the area
where the campaign posters are not to be pasted (making a voting district as a unit) shall be designated and
reported in writing when campaign posters are submitted, and if the area wherein no campaign posters are
to be pasted is not reported, the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall designate such area.
<Amended on Apr. 1, 1995; Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 25, 2010; Jul. 28, 2011; Jan. 17, 2012>
(3) The competent constituency election commission shall publicly announce the quantity of campaign
posters to be prepared, kept or submitted by the candidate under paragraph (2) not later than 10 days prior
to the commencing date of election period. In such cases, a specified quantity may be added as prescribed
by the National Election Commission Regulations. <Amended on Dec. 30, 1995; Mar. 12, 2004; Jan. 25, 2010>
(4) The campaign posters, if not submitted by the closing date of the submission period under paragraph
(2) or if larger or smaller than the standard, shall not be pasted. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010>
(5) The campaign posters submitted under paragraph (2) shall not be corrected or withdrawn: Provided,
That a candidate may request for the correction or deletion of parts of campaign posters in writing to the
relevant constituency election commission, on the grounds that any false information exists on the name or
mark of a candidate, political party to which a candidate belongs, career, academic background, academic
degrees, rewards or punishments (hereinafter referred to as "career, etc.") in campaign posters or that
contents violating this Act are included in campaign posters, and the constituency election commission,
upon receiving such requests, may allow such candidate to correct or delete the relevant parts within a
deadline for submitting campaign posters under paragraph (2). In such cases, no new information shall be
added, other than the correction or deletion of the relevant parts, and there should be no changes in the
existing arrangement methods, colors and standards, etc. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010>
(6) When any one intends to raise an objection against any false information on career, etc. in campaign
posters, he or she shall raise such objection in writing to the next higher election commission via the
relevant constituency election commission, and the higher election commission may, upon receiving the
objection, request a candidate and a person, who has raised an objection, to present evidentiary documents,
and when such documents are not presented or turn out to be false, the commission shall publicly
announce such fact. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 25, 2010>
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